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| Date | 28 October 2023 | ||||||||||||
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| Gamma | 0.9471 | ||||||||||||
| Magnitude | 0.1220 | ||||||||||||
| Saros cycle | 146 (11 of 72) | ||||||||||||
| Partiality | 77 minutes, 21 seconds | ||||||||||||
| Penumbral | 264 minutes, 34 seconds | ||||||||||||
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A partial lunar eclipse occurred on Saturday, 28 October 2023 (UTC).
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| Date | 28 October 2023 | ||||||||||||
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| Gamma | 0.9471 | ||||||||||||
| Magnitude | 0.1220 | ||||||||||||
| Saros cycle | 146 (11 of 72) | ||||||||||||
| Partiality | 77 minutes, 21 seconds | ||||||||||||
| Penumbral | 264 minutes, 34 seconds | ||||||||||||
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A partial lunar eclipse occurred on Saturday, 28 October 2023 (UTC).
The eclipse was completely visible over Europe and most of Asia and Africa, and was seen rising over the eastern Americas, and setting over Australia.
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| Lunar eclipse series sets from 2020–2023 | ||||||||
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| Saros | Date | Type Viewing | Gamma | Saros | Date Viewing | Type Chart | Gamma | |
111 | 2020 Jun 05  | Penumbral | 1.24063 | 116 | 2020 Nov 30  | Penumbral | −1.13094 | |
121 | 2021 May 26  | Total | 0.47741 | 126 | 2021 Nov 19  | Partial | −0.45525 | |
131 | 2022 May 16  | Total | −0.25324 | 136 | 2022 Nov 08  | Total | 0.25703 | |
141 | 2023 May 05  | Penumbral | −1.03495 | 146 | 2023 Oct 28  | Partial | 0.94716 | |
| Last set | 2020 Jul 05 | Last set | 2020 Jan 10 | |||||
| Next set | 2024 Mar 25 | Next set | 2024 Sep 18 | |||||
This eclipse is part of Saros cycle 146.
This eclipse is the last of four Metonic cycle lunar eclipses on the same date, 28–29 October, each separated by 19 years:
The metonic cycle repeats nearly exactly every 19 years and represents a Saros cycle plus one lunar year. Because it occurs on the same calendar date, the Earth's shadow will in nearly the same location relative to the background stars.
| Metonic events: May 4 and October 28 | |
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A lunar eclipse will be preceded and followed by solar eclipses by 9 years and 5.5 days (a half saros). [1] This lunar eclipse is related to two partial solar eclipses of Solar Saros 153.
| 23 October 2014 | 3 November 2032 |
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